The Michigan Lake House has been selected for a 2017 American Architecture Award! The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies will present a special exhibition of all awarded buildings at Contemporary Space in Athens Greece in July 2017.
The Photographer’s Loft has been selected as an AZURE Magazine 2017 AZ Awards finalist! Winners will be announced at the AZ Awards gala presentation in Toronto on June 23rd.
The Betaworks Office, Michigan Lake House, and Photographer's Loft have been named A+ Award Finalists. Cast your vote for our projects at the links below before March 31!
Katherine Chia & Arjun Desai presented their lecture at the BAC, discussing the forces that shape their work: craft, construction, collaboration & community.
The Michigan Lake House was recognized for its inventive design with a Wood Design & Building Award.
Thanks to Craig Kellogg for the write-up on the Michigan Lake House in Interior Design. Find his article here.
The Michigan Lake House won an Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year Award and the Watermill House was named a Best of Year Honoree.
Desai Chia has received its third Residential Architect Design Award for the Photographer's Loft project.
The Photographer's Loft was featured on the Architect Magazine website. You can find the article here.
The Van Alen Institute named Kathy Chia a co-chair of the Van Alen Leadership Council. The Van Alen institute believes that design can transform cities, landscapes, and regions to improve people’s lives. The Institute collaborates with communities, scholars, policymakers, and professionals on local and global initiatives.
The American Architecture Prize jury has awarded Michigan Lake House a Gold Prize for Residential Architectural Design and a Silver Prize for Residential Interior Design. The American Architecture Prize jury has also awarded Photographer's Loft a Bronze Prize for Apartments Interior Design.
Laura Euler features the Watermill House and praises the project as “a fabulous modern extension” in her October 2016 article for Curbed Hamptons.
The National Society of Registered Architects has honored Luminous Depths, the LM Guest House, and the Photographer’s Loft each with a SARA National Design Award at the awards ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Watermill House was featured on Dezeen in a Jenna McKnight's October 2016 article.
The Watermill House was featured on ArchDaily.
The AIA New York State Design Awards jury has selected the Photographer's Loft for an Honor Award. The project will be recognized & exhibited at the AIA New York State 2016 Design Conference in Saratoga Springs in September.
The annual Residential Review showcases the best work in residential interiors projects by New York City architects. Ten winners including Desai Chia Architecture were selected, and their work will be on display in the gallery space GD Cucine from June 14 - July 2.
SARA NY has given the Luminous Depths installation at the Pernakan Museum, Singapore, a Design Honor Award.
